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Lech Walesa, the Polish Cold War hero who is coming to Illinois to campaign for Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Andrzejewski, will join Andrzejewski tomorrow afternoon at a Tea Party rally at the Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago.

It was in Chicago, of course, that the Tea Party movement began last February when CNBC’s Rick Santelli delivered “The Rant Heard ‘Round the World.” No word yet on whether Santelli will be at Friday’s event.

The Illinois primary is Tuesday and, as Tea Party activist Bill Hennesy notes, Andrzejewski is one of “7 (count ‘em, seven) Republicans vying to be governor of America’s most corrupt state government.” According to the most recent poll:

The Republican race is even more up for grabs with five candidates polling within eight points of each other. Kirk Dillard is at 19%, followed by Andy McKenna with 17%, Bill Brady with 16%, Jim Ryan at 13%, and Adam Andrzejewski at 11%.

Dillard, a state senator, has been hammered by fellow Republicans for appearing in a 2008 campaign ad supporting Barack Obama. Tuesday, Erick Erickson of the influential conservative Red State blog said of Dillard: “We must oppose this guy.” Andrzejewski also got a boost yesterday when he appeared on Judge Andrew Napolitano’s Fox Business Network program.

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Indiana Alex| 1.28.10 @ 12:32PM

Who's the guy that sounds just like Blago?

Deborah D | 1.28.10 @ 1:57PM

Woo Hoo! Welcome, Lech! How full circle is this?

Reagan helped your country, now you're helping ours!! Thank you, sir!!

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Conservative Party (Illinois) | Nobel Prize Winner to Attend TEA Party links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…28th, 2010 in Editorials | No Comments » I share many of the opinions of writer R.S. McCain.  Support for Adam Andrzejewski is one of those.  Mr. McCain has written an interesting tidbit for The American Spectator that I thought you might find interesting.  I know I did. Guess Who’s Joining the Tea Party Movement? By Robert Stacy McCain on 1.28.10 @ 11:58AM Lech Walesa, the Polish Cold War hero who is…

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Late in the Day, a Growing Movement in Illinois Rallies to the Politically Numinous links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…for truth, honesty, and transparency in government, overwhelming. The movement to elect Adam Andrzejewski elected is akin to a quest. And outside of Illinois, he is on very few radars. Stacey McCain has joined the bandwagon. Polish hero Lech Walesa is on board too, and going to campaign for Andrzejewski. With a Republican and Democratic establishment tired, corrupt, and morally bankrupt in Illinois, the state…

Pingback| 1.28.10 @ 2:47PM

Late in the Day, a Growing Movement in Illinois Rallies to the Politically Numinous links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…for truth, honesty, and transparency in government, overwhelming. The movement to elect Adam Andrzejewski elected is akin to a quest. And outside of Illinois, he is on very few radars. Stacey McCain has joined the bandwagon. Polish hero Lech Walesa is on board too, and going to campaign for Andrzejewski. With a Republican and Democratic establishment tired, corrupt, and morally bankrupt in Illinois, the state…

Pingback| 1.28.10 @ 2:48PM

Late in the Day, a Growing Movement in Illinois Rallies to the Politically Numinous links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…for truth, honesty, and transparency in government, overwhelming. The movement to elect Adam Andrzejewski elected is akin to a quest. And outside of Illinois, he is on very few radars. Stacey McCain has joined the bandwagon. Polish hero Lech Walesa is on board too, and going to campaign for Andrzejewski. With a Republican and Democratic establishment tired, corrupt, and morally bankrupt in Illinois, the state…

Pingback| 1.28.10 @ 3:50PM

race42008.com » Blog Archive » Erick Erickson Goes All-In for Andrzejewski! links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…for truth, honesty, and transparency in government, overwhelming. The movement to elect Adam Andrzejewski elected is akin to a quest. And outside of Illinois, he is on very few radars. Stacey McCain has joined the bandwagon. Polish hero Lech Walesa is on board too, and going to campaign for Andrzejewski. With a Republican and Democratic establishment tired, corrupt, and morally bankrupt in Illinois, the state…

Andreas Petofi| 1.31.10 @ 7:49AM

The Tea-Party people are a bunch of reactionary fascist scum!

MainStreet | 1.31.10 @ 1:36PM

Don't know much about Andrzejewski, but if he has the moral courage of Lech Walesa, I wish him well.

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